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A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy

                                                                                      NYTimes
There is a fungus among us - maybe at a hospital near you - AND YOU WONT HEAR ABOUT IT!
I just LOVE hospitals!


Super investigative story on the front page of the NY Times!  Scary, enlightening, infuriating... everything good investigative reporting provides, this story should win a Pulitzer.

It's about a drug resistant fungus that blossoms in hospitals.  It is one bad  dude of a "germ," Candida auris.

"Nearly half of patients who contract C. auris die within 90 days." (Some reports say 60%.)

"With bacteria and fungi alike, hospitals and local governments are reluctant to disclose outbreaks for fear of being seen as infection hubs. Even the C.D.C., under its agreement with states, is not allowed to make public the location or name of hospitals involved in outbreaks." 

“You wouldn’t tolerate this at a restaurant with a food poisoning outbreak.”  

"The secrecy infuriates patient advocates, who say people have a right to know if there is an outbreak so they can decide whether to go to a hospital, particularly when dealing with a nonurgent matter, like elective surgery."

I gotta admit, I'm infuriated too. I HATE being infuriated, don't you?

Oh, BTW, super fungi are evolving with the help of Big Ag, spraying anti-fungals by the kiloton. Less mold on your corn, more mold in your blood.
What, me worry?

C. Auris credit
Crop duster credit

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